How much does Apple spend on research and development , given its periodic blockbuster product announcements and yearly upgrades of both hardware and software? It is much lower than what Cisco , Intel and Microsoft invest. RESEARCH EXPENSES Nokia's total R&D spend between 2004 and 2007 was $22.2 billion at today's exchange rates, against Apple's $2.5 billion in the same period. INCREASE IN R&D SPEND ...

KOLKATA: NTPC, India's largest power producer and consumer of coal, has embarked on a near Rs 1,000 crore research and development exercise that will involve groundbreaking work in areas of new and renewable energy , waste management , efficiency improvement and cost reduction. The company, which recently announced big plans for entering the solar energy sector, has decided to work on developing power generation technologies that will use lesser volumes of ...

By Brinda Das Gupta BENGALURU: Nokia has appointed Rupa Santosh head of Nokia Networks' Technology Centre, Bengaluru. This is one of the largest R&D centres for the company, contributing to key product development in telecommunications networks. "In this role, I will be overseeing the development of several major products, including innovations in big data analytics, 5G networks, cloud and virtualisation," Santosh told ET. "Nearly 12-15% of Nokia's annual revenue is invested in R&D globally,...

BANGALORE: GE India today said it will set up a research and development labs and expand its technology center here by investing over Rs 300 crore. The new investment is focused on expanding GE's India Technology Center here to include experimental labs and its infrastructure showcasing leading-edge research and engineering in a number of areas of critical importance, company officials announced on the sidelines of the Global Investors Meet,...

By Brinda Das Gupta BENGALURU: Nokia has appointed Rupa Santosh head of Nokia Networks' Technology Centre, Bengaluru. This is one of the largest R&D centres for the company, contributing to key product development in telecommunications networks. "In this role, I will be overseeing the development of several major products, including innovations in big data analytics, 5G networks, cloud and virtualisation," Santosh told ET. "Nearly 12-15% of Nokia's annual revenue is invested in R&D globally,...

NEW DELHI: The Department of Defence Research and Development (DDRD) will have to wait for a full-time head as the government asked Defence Secretary R K Mathur to continue holding additional charge till May 24. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi , asked Mathur to continue holding the additional charge of the Secretary of DDRD till May 24, a post which fell vacant after sacking of ...

NEW DELHI: Defence Secretary R K Mathur was today given additional charge of Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D). Mathur, a 1977-batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre, will hold the additional charge for a period of three months from tomorrow or until further orders, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said. He will take over the additional charge from incumbent Avinash Chander. Chander's contract as Secretary, Department...

NEW DELHI: India will sell sonar equipment to Myanmar the contract for which is valued at $29.24 million, Defence Minister A K Antony said today. Bharat Electronics Limited signed a contract for the supply of three "hull-mounted sonars" with the government of Myanmar on January 16, 2013, he said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. He said Defence Research and Development Organisation is not involved in export as it has been given the mandate for research and...

NEW DELHI: French defence major Safran today inked agreements with IIT Delhi and Indian Institute of Science to initiate research and development in the field of advanced avionics systems for the development of next generation aerospace technologies. The agreement with IIT's Foundation for Innovation & Technology Transfer is for the development of an advanced machine learning module for use in aerospace related applications. The agreement with Society for Innovation &...

NEW DELHI: The Department of Defence Research and Development (DDRD) will have to wait for a full-time head as the government asked Defence Secretary R K Mathur to continue holding additional charge till May 24. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi , asked Mathur to continue holding the additional charge of the Secretary of DDRD till May 24, a post which fell vacant after sacking of ...

CHENNAI: The Indian R&D unit of automaker Nissan Motor would play a significant role in developing the popular 'Datsun' brand, expected to be launched by 2014 in the country. "We are focusing on first time buyers. At the moment, the Datsun which is under development in India, is (for) targeting markets in India and Indonesia. We are looking at 100 per cent localisation", Nissan Motor Company Chief Operating Officer, Toshiyuki Shiga told reporters here. He said the...

UNITED NATIONS: India has said that the development of indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should lead to the strengthening of the statistical system. Participating in the 46th Session of the Statistical Commission here, India's Chief Statistician TCA Anant said the Commission has received the mandate for the development of goals and targets from the political process and should not "editorialise" it. It is "not our mandate to second-guess...

BENGALURU: Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei today launched a research and development (R&D) campus here with an investment of $170 million. The campus, being the first by any Chinese company, has a capacity to accommodate 5,000 engineers but at present 2,700 people are working here, with 98 per cent being local workers. "The India R&D centre will continue to focus on development and delivery of high quality software platforms, components and applications for the...

NEW DELHI: Defence Secretary R K Mathur was today given additional charge of Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D). Mathur, a 1977-batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre, will hold the additional charge for a period of three months from tomorrow or until further orders, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said. He will take over the additional charge from incumbent Avinash Chander. Chander's contract as Secretary,...

NEW DELHI: Handset maker Xiaomi will set up a research and development unit in Bangalore, its first such facility outside of China, as it looks to beef up presence in the booming Indian smartphone market. The company, which expects the centre to be operational in the next few months, will focus on localising its products and features for the Indian market through the unit. "We have always stated that India is one of our most important markets. We are in...

MUMBAI: The ambitious 'Make in India' programme, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year, will yield results in the next ten years and countries like the US and Japan will then seek technological knowhow from India, noted IT scientist Vijay Bhatkar said here today. Bhatkar was speaking at a symposium on 'Innovate and Make In India' at the 102nd Indian Science Congress underway at the Mumbai University's Kalina campus. The five-day annual...

NEW DELHI: Japanese consumer durables firm Hitachi announced the opening of its first research and development (R&D) centre in India as part of efforts to develop products based on local needs. The company said the development is line with its strategy to double its revenue in India to 200 billion yen (Rs 12,742 crore) in the next few fiscals from 90 billion yen (Rs 5,731 crore) in the 2010 financial year. "This (R&D) is the first research base for the Hitachi Group ...

NEW DELHI: India's investment in science and technology lags far behind that of China , South Korea and the US and the government aims to invest 2 per cent of its GDP on research and development under the 12th Plan against only 0.88 per cent in 2011-12, Rajya Sabha was informed today. Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said the US and South Korea had invested 2.76 per cent and 4.04 per cent of their GDP, respectively on research and development...

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MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today batted for giving universities more academic freedom and autonomy and promised to cut excessive regulation and cumbersome procedures to encourage research. "We want our scientists to explore the mysteries of science and not of government procedure," Modi said, while inaugurating the 102nd Indian Science Congress here. "Our institutions of research must become more broad based. Our universities must have a higher...

NEW DELHI: Government today approved the proposal for implementation of the 'Tea Development and Promotion Scheme' with an outlay of Rs 1,425 crore during the the 12th Plan period (2012-17). The scheme is aimed at supporting development of improved varieties and technologies for increasing production, productivity and quality of tea, an official statement said. It also aims at promoting Indian tea in the overseas and domestic markets, it said. As per the...

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